“Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.” — Psalm 138:6
To experience God’s deliverance, we must first humble ourselves. This is as true with our first desperate plea for salvation (God, be merciful unto me a sinner[1]) as it is for seasoned saints fighting their good warfare,[2] saying “Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper[3].”
But the proud he knoweth afar off, they dwell in a dry land,[4] they drink from broken cisterns,[5] and they are under heavy bondage. “Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin[6].” says our Lord. The one that trusts in himself will find himself like the chaff driven away with the wind.[7]
“God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.” — Ps 68:6
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